@adisonverlice that's inherent to their existance, but when everything was on #Netflix and Netflix was like U$D/€UR/GB£ 6,99 we saw the #GabeN-Effect:

(Named after #GabeNewell aka. GabeN from #Valve who said that "#Piracy is a #Service issue." Given how #Steam made it's #fans love this #DRM-turned-#Shop so hard that they bully #devs and #publishers into coming to the platform and accept a 30% cut.)

Still getting dunked on in Dota 2? Don't worry, even Gabe Newell gets called a noob once a week, apparently - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/still-getting-dunked-on-in-dota-2-dont-worry-even-gabe-newell-gets-called-a-noob-once-a-week-apparently #MultiplayerCompetitive #MultiplayerCooperative #Birdview/Isometric #ValveCorporation #ValveSoftware #Thirdperson #GabeNewell #Strategy #Dota2 #Valve #MOBA #Mac #PC

If billion dollar profits is wage theft, then #GabeNewell has stolen billions in royalties from developers using #Steam over the years. Not only has that fucker six yachts (with a seventh being built) but that asshole even bought the yacht building company! Every one of his yachts is a🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕to #GameDev (and #IndieDev and #SoloDev) people. 💵 #AllBillionairesAreBastards 💶

https://www.boatinternational.com/boat-pro/news/oceanco-yacht-builder-sold-to-gabe-newell

Just in case you needed more confirmation that the 30% cut Steam takes from sales is too high...

https://www.theverge.com/news/718639/gabe-newell-valve-superyacht-oceanco

#steam #gamedev #indiedev #gabenewell

Auch so ein Bossmove. Während andere Überreiche sich Luxusyachten kaufen, kauft #GabeNewell sich die Werft, die die baut

https://www.golem.de/news/oceanco-gabe-newell-kauft-werft-fuer-luxusyachten-2508-198828.html

Seine eigene Yacht heißt übrigens Rocinante, den Namen mag ich.

#TheExpanse #Valve #Steam

My videogame playing neurons haven't really wanted to engage lately. AND I got to say, reading that article about #GabeNewell's multi billion dollar yacht fleet and business. Hasn't made me more excited about my steam library.

Amerikaanse miljardair koopt Alblasserdamse jachtenbouwer Oceanco

https://www.transport-online.nl/95551/amerikaanse-miljardair-koopt-alblasserdamse-jachtenbouwer-oceanco/ #Alblasserdam #jachtenbouwer #Oceanco #overname #GabeNewell

Valve Co-Founder Gabe Newell Reveals Why He Left Microsoft and How The Company Succeeded

#Valve #GabeNewell #AI #Gaming #Microsoft #Steam

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/07/28/valve-co-founder-gabe-newell-reveals-why-he-left-microsoft-and-how-the-company-succeeded-xcxwbn

Rich man on boat things AI is the future!

Gabe Newell Is A Big Believer In AI, Calls It A "Cheat Code"

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gabe-newell-is-a-big-believer-in-ai-calls-it-a-cheat-code/1100-6533328/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f

#GabeNewell #Valve #AI #Gaming

oh no

why

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/gabe-newell-says-ai-is-a-significant-technology-transition-on-a-par-with-the-emergence-of-computers-or-the-internet-and-will-be-a-cheat-code-for-people-who-want-to-take-advantage-of-it/

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/gabe-newell-reckons-ai-tools-will-result-in-a-funny-situation-where-people-who-cant-program-become-more-effective-developers-of-value-than-those-whove-been-at-it-for-a-decade/

#gamedev #valve #steam #gabenewell #ai

Valve boss Gabe Newell reveals daily routine in bizarre new interview: "I get up, I work, I go scuba-diving, then work some more"

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-boss-gabe-newell-reveals-daily-routine-in-bizarre-new-interview-i-get-up-i-work-i-go-scuba-diving-then-work-some-more

Gabe Newell: Valve Co-Founder Balances Work with Daily Diving from His Boat

#DailyRoutine #GabeNewell #GYM #ScubaDiving #work
https://blazetrends.com/gabe-newell-valve-co-founder-balances-work-with-daily-diving-from-his-boat/?fsp_sid=71336

Similarly, #consumers cut back on "non-essential spending" as well, as #Greedflation & #Shrinkflation bleeds them dry.

• Cuz even when they are able and willing to pay, they get treated like shit and shafted hard to the point that #piracy is not just ramping up, but getting socially accepted.

Or to put in the words of #GabeNewell: "Piracy is always a service problem!"

• And given how #Valve turned their #OnlineDRM aka. #Steam into something that #IndieDevs get bullied into publishing on, there's certainly some weight to it, as even #EpicGames struggles to get even a tiny market share from Valve's de-facto #monopoly despite burning through millions if not billions of money to give away #games (after all they still need to pay the licensees/publishers/creators of the games they give away)...
  

Add to that the obnoxiousness of #AlwaysOnlineDRM that makes modern Games literally unplayable when the #Publishers decide to kill the infrastructure needed for it.

• Steam at least does have contingencies in place to actually remove it's #DRM and allow users to get a #DRMfree copy of their games if they were to close shop but that's not the norm in the industry. Otherwise #StopKillingGames would not be necessary as a petition.

Gabe Newell's Yacht Spotted Near Summer Game Fest Venue

#GabeNewell #gaming #SummerGameFest #technology #yacht
https://blazetrends.com/gabe-newells-yacht-spotted-near-summer-game-fest-venue/?fsp_sid=46125

✨ Navegando em Busca de Half-Life 3!
📝 Fãs dedicados seguem o iate de Gabe Newell em uma busca emocionante por pistas sobre o tão aguardado Half-Life 3! O que será que eles descobriram? Entre mistérios e especulações, a jornada promete ser épica! Não perca a chance de se juntar a essa aventura. Clique e descubra tudo sobre essa trama!
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#HalfLife3 #GabeNewell #CulturaGeek
https://inkdesign.com.br/fas-acompanham-iate-de-gabe-newell-em-busca-de-half-life-3/?fsp_sid=50824

Goood morning everyone! :comfyhappy:
Which is/are your favorite Source Engine games?

#poll #source #steam #sourceengine #game #games #gaming #interesting #community #gabenewell #linux #linuxgaming #oldschool #retrogaming

La metamorfosis del tite Gabe en Papa Noel ha entrado en su fase final #Steam #GabeNewell

https://flipboard.com/@pc_gamer_/pc-gaming-news-dmgca5crz/-/a-unF5LruFQy2cPaUot5q-6Q%3Aa%3A2568789945-%2F0

...and the #Enshttification doesn't stop before #PhysicalMedia either, as we can see with #BluRay...

• Like it's worse than #DVD and their #packaging...
  

And then people wounder why stuff's being #pirated when #piracy is - as #GabeNewell once said - "almost always a service problem", and he's correct, as #Valve managed to seell #Steam as a #Feature not as a #DRM to #Consumers!

Imagen cedida por #Valve de #GabeNewell. ¡Ten cuidado con los huevos, Gabe! Se calienta la #SteamDeck. Hijo puta, como vive. Y dentro de lo que cabe del sector, este monopolio es benevolente.